<p>is this true?!?</p>
<p>If you’re asking if courses at Yale are pass or fail, I’m sure that the option is offered but classes typically assign normal grades.</p>
<p>is yale really that laid back?</p>
<p>Pass/fail is available at pretty much every college. At MIT, for instance, all first year courses are pass/fail, because the college recognizes that the transition from high school to college is a difficult one.</p>
<p>^Nope. At MIT only the first semester is pass/no record. But then I still think after that it’s A/B/C/NR…</p>
<p>Yess, you’re right. I knew it was one or the other. I guess I naturally bend towards optimism…</p>
<p>my stepdad said that yale was pass/fail all the way through(if your classmates elect to have it that way)</p>
<p>Welllll, I hate to say it, but your stepdad needs to look through the blue book :)</p>
<p>No at Yale you can take any class (maybe just some classes? I’ll have to check on this) pass/D/fail and if you think you’re doing well you can switch over to conventional grades (there’s some grace period for this, after which you can no longer switch and you must remain on the pass/D/fail credit.) You don’t vote on it as a class though, it’s an individual thing.</p>
<p>gosh i remember listening to my chemical romance, good times
<em>straight face</em></p>
<p>what is D?
so is there any advantage to electing to have conventional grades?</p>
<p>D is like the grade D (A/B/C/D/F…)</p>
<p>If you have conventional grades then you can use that class towards your credits, GPA, and major. If it’s pass/D/fail you’re essentially just taking the class for the heck of it. Which can be interesting, and a great idea if you’re taking something you have scant or no experience in. Then if you find out you’re wicked good at it you can switch to the conventional grade system.</p>
<p>Hahaha, teellll me about it, they really suck. I was a veeery different person when I made this account than I am now, lolol.</p>
<p>I think D just means you’re almost failing. I’d say that the advantage of conventional grades is that if you get an A, you got an A and not just a “pass”. One clearly looks better than the other.</p>
<p>haha I was always wondering about that mcr part…because you’ve never struck me as an mcr kind of guy :P</p>
<p>It also just sucks if you took at class and got a lot of As on papers and tests and then just end up with a pass to show for you hard work and your GPA doesn’t even go up as a result. I think generally it’s better to go for conventional grades, unless you’re just REALLY unsure about a class and the only way you’d ever take a whack at it is with the security blanket of pass/D/fail</p>
<p>haha this pass/fail thingy is greatttt
gives ppl more reason to make fun of HYP</p>
<p>Pass/fail is available at almost every single college in the US, not just HYP…</p>
<p>well it’s gonna get more attention if it’s at yale</p>
<p>Not really…and a lot of high schools do it too. In fact, it’s a pretty common system. </p>
<p>BY THE WAY, I adore the title of this thread. People tend to name their threads wicked boring things, but I always try to mix it up a little…so mad bad props to you pigs, mad props.</p>
<p>^omgzzz you’re not being sarcastic right? =]</p>
<p>No…hahaha, I’m being totally sincere :)</p>
<p>Credit/D/Fail, as it’s known at Yale, is available, but with some restrictions. You might want to show this link to your stepfather: [Credit/D/Fail</a> Option](<a href=“Yale College”>Yale College)</p>